Fortnightly Data Additions

23rd September – 4th October 2024

Used Car Transactions in the UK and Malayasia's SME Loans

This edition highlights the latest data updates, including UK used car transactions, which align with the 9-year average, and new insights into SME non-performing loans in Malaysia, where "Wholesale & Retail Trade," "Construction," and "Real Estate" are most affected. We’ve also added datasets on government budgets, bank balances, and foreign trade from Argentina, Brazil, China, and more.

Highlights

United Kingdom

Used car transaction figures from SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders) are now available, enabling users to track the U.K. used car market.

In the chart below, we sliced the series into yearly segments in order to assess 2024’s performance so far. It appears that U.K. used car sales are following their seasonal pattern, as the drop in June highlights. In overall, 2024 is currently on par with the average transactions figures of the past 9 years.

Note: 2020 is not included in the calculations to remove significant outliers.

The first chart highlighted that the U.K. used car market in 2024 is tracking its average monthly transaction levels from the past 9 years.

In the second chart below, we chose to look at the historical used car sales on 12 months rolling sum basis. The pandemic impacted heavily the market with an immediate 25% drop from the aggregated levels in March 2020. Extending the series with its pre-pandemic trend line – displayed in green in the chart – allowed us to get a projection of where the market should have been at today: user car transactions are still today 10-12% below the pre-pandemic trend levels.

Malaysia

We’ve complemented our coverage on Small & Medium Enterprises loans statistics with the addition of impaired financing per sector. The dataset also breaks-down the financing source, between commercial banks, islamic banks, investment banks, and development financial institutions.

The pie chart below displays the most recent percentage distribution of SME impaired loans among sectors, highlighting that the main 3 impacted ones are “Wholesale & Retail Trade”, “Construction”, and “Real Estate”, totaling a bit more than 60% of the total SME impaired loans.

Complete list

Argentina

Consolidated Bank Balance Sheet
Country & Region > Argentina [ar, Region] > Money, Banking & Credit [bank, Category] > Balance Sheet & Flows of MFI Sector > Banks 

Brazil

Central Government Budget: Discretionary & Compulsory Expenses
Source & Release > Brazil [br, Region] > Secretariat of National Treasury, Brazilian Ministry of Finance (STN) > Central Government Budget [rel_brmfstncgovbu, Release]

China

Highway Traffic Mobility Index – real indices
Country & Region > China [cn, Region] > Transport & Communications [tran, Category] > Highway Traffic Mobility Trends > Real Index

Czech Republic

Trade in Goods by Commodities
Country & Region > Czech Republic [cz, Region] > Trade [trad, Category] > Foreign Trade > Trade in Goods by Commodities

Denmark

Energy consumption, Electricity Net Imports
Country & Region > Denmark [dk, Region] > Production [prod, Category] > Energy Consumption & Production

Loans from “The Biggest Banks & Mortgage Credit Institutions”
Country & Region > Denmark [dk, Region] > Money, Banking & Credit [bank, Category] > Deposits & Loans > The Biggest Banks & Mortgage Credit Institutions

Indonesia

Total Credit of MSMEs
Country & Region > Indonesia [id, Region] > Money, Banking & Credit [bank, Category] > Deposits & Loans > Loans Outstanding > Outstanding of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Credits of Commercial Banks (MSMEs)

Italy

Bankruptcies
Country & Region > Italy [it, Region] > Business Statistics [bust, Category] > Bankruptcies

Japan

IIP: Portfolio Investment Position (Assets) by Currency & Type of Securities
Country & Region > Japan [jp, Region] > Balance of Payments [bopa, Category] > Methodology: BPM6 > National > International Investment Position > Portfolio Investment Position (Assets) by Currency & Type of Securities > Debt Securities

Oil Statistics - Supply & Demand
Country & Region > Japan [jp, Region] > Production [prod, Category] > Energy > Import Price

Malaysia

Small & Medium Enterprises Non-Performing Loans by Sector
Country & Region > Malaysia [my, Region] > Money, Banking & Credit [bank, Category] > Deposits & Loans > All Institutions > Financial Institution > July 2021 Onwards > Impaired SME Loan/Financing by Sector

Monthly Employee Wages Statistics
Country & Region > Malaysia [my, Region] > Income & Earnings [inea, Category] > Wages & Salaries > Total (Monthly)

New Zealand

Securities statistics: Central Bank Holdings of Kauri Bonds
Country & Region > New Zealand [nz, Region] > Interest & Exchange Rates [rate, Category] > Securities Statistics > Reserve Bank of New Zealand > Kauri Bonds

Securities statistics: Central Bank Holdings of individual Bonds
Country & Region > New Zealand [nz, Region] > Interest & Exchange Rates [rate, Category] > Securities Statistics > Reserve Bank of New Zealand > Individual Bonds

Securities statistics: Central Bank Standing Facilities
Country & Region > New Zealand [nz, Region] > Interest & Exchange Rates [rate, Category] > Securities Statistics > Reserve Bank of New Zealand > Standing Facilities

Construction Permits by Region
Country & Region > New Zealand [nz, Region] > Construction & Real Estate [cons, Category] > Construction > Construction Status > Permits > Stats New Zealand > Regional

Poland

Bankruptcies
Country & Region > Poland [pl, Region] > Business Statistics [bust, Category] > Enterprises > Number of Bankruptcies

New Company Registrations
Country & Region > Poland [pl, Region] > Business Statistics [bust, Category] > Enterprises > Number of Registrations

Portugal

Annual Main Economic Indicators
Source & Release > Portugal [pt, Region] > Portuguese National Statistics Institute (INE) > National Accounts (Annual) [rel_ptinenaac1, Release] > Table A.0.1 - Main Economic Indicators

Sierra Leone

National Accounts components
Source & Release > Sierra Leone [sl, Region] > Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) > GDP Analysis [rel_slstatsslnaac, Release]

Sweden

Private Sector Profitability
Source & Release > Sweden [se, Region] > Statistics Sweden (SCB) > Private Sector Profitability & Value Added [rel_sescbpriproval, Release] > Profitability by NACE Rev.2

Value Added by detailed component
Source & Release > Sweden [se, Region] > Statistics Sweden (SCB) > Private Sector Profitability & Value Added [rel_sescbpriproval, Release] > Value Added by Detail Component & NACE Rev. 2

SCB Financial Accounts
Country & Region > Sweden [se, Region] > Financial Accounts [flof, Category] > SCB Financial Accounts

County Councils: Expenses & Revenues
Country & Region > Sweden [se, Region] > Government & Public Finance [gpfi, Category] > Public Finances > Statement of Accounts > County Councils > Expenses & Revenues

Mean Population
Country & Region > Sweden [se, Region] > Demography [demo, Category] > Total Population

Sectors Accounts: S1 Total Economy
Country & Region > Sweden [se, Region] > National Accounts [naac, Category] > Sector Accounts > S1 Total Economy

Switzerland

Financial Accounts – Households & NPISH
Country & Region > Switzerland [ch, Region] > Financial Accounts [flof, Category] > Stock, Quarterly > Households & NPISH

Taiwan

Foreign Trade, By Selected Commodities
Country & Region > Taiwan [tw, Region] > Trade [trad, Category] > Foreign Trade > By Commodities > Selected

Thailand

Public Debt Outstanding
Country & Region > Thailand [th, Region] > Government & Public Finance [gpfi, Category] > Public Debt > Outstanding Overview

Factory Closures
Country & Region > Thailand [th, Region] > Business Statistics [bust, Category] > Factory

Construction Status: Factory Permits
Country & Region > Thailand [th, Region] > Construction & Real Estate [cons, Category] > Construction > Construction Status > Permits > Factory

Turkey

Turkish Lira Currency Swap
Country & Region > Turkey [tr, Region] > Money, Banking & Credit [bank, Category] > Foreign Exchange Swap Contracts

United Kingdom

Used Car Transaction
Country & Region > United Kingdom [gb, Region] > Trade [trad, Category] > Domestic Trade > Vehicle Sales & Registrations

World

Footprint Data Foundation
Source & Release > World [world, Region] > Global Footprint Network > Footprint Data Foundation [rel_worldfootprint, Release]